Meaning

2 senses
  1. In a close manner.

    Finnish and Estonian are closely related languages.

    The borderline between East and West Berlin was very closely guarded.

    dicht, eng, nah

    те́сноtésno, бли́зкоblízko

    ті́сноtísno, бли́зькоblýzʹko

    in a close manner

  2. (obsolete)Secretly; privately

Examples

272 sentences
  1. We look forward to working more closely with you in the future.

    Ми тішимося тим, що у майбутньому ми будемо працювати разом із вами.

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  2. You should listen closely.

    Ти маєш уважно слухати.

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  3. Are you listening closely?

    Ти уважно слухаєш?

    ruТы внимательно слушаешь?

    deHörst du richtig zu?

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  4. Dutch is closely related to German.

    Нідерландьска мова близькоспоріднена з німецькою.

    ruНидерландский язык тесно связан с немецким.

    deNiederländisch ist eng verwandt mit Deutsch.

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  5. Tom looked at it more closely.

    deTom besah es sich genauer.

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
in a close manner:
Русский
By meaning 1
in a close manner:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
in a close manner:

Origin

From close + -ly.

From close + -ly.

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Forms

closelier/more closely, closeliest/most closely
Comparativecloselier / more closely Lesson
Superlativecloseliest / most closely

regular

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
closely — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto